Make way for Billy Abbott number nine.
Newcomer Scott Seymour will join the cast of The Young and the Restless next month in the contract role of William "Billy" Abbott. As previously mentioned, Seymour will be the ninth actor (technically tenth if you count a pair of twins) to tackle the role of the son of John Abbott and Jill Foster.
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When last seen in Genoa City almost three years ago, Billy was played by Ryan Brown. Brown had assumed the role from fan favorite David Tom. Brown's stay in Genoa City was short-lived and, after just six months, he was written out in a "story-dictated" plot. Tom, meanwhile, held down the role from 1999 through 2002. For his work on The Young and the Restless, Tom won a Daytime Emmy in 2000 in the Outstanding Younger Actor field. The actor also received a nomination in the same category the following year.
Other performers to have portrayed Billy over the years include Katrin and Margret Ingimarsdotti (1993), Brett Sherman (1993), Shane Silver (1993-1995), Blake Pontello (1994-1995), Josh Michael Rose (1995-1995) and Scott Leavenworth (1996-1998). All of these performers appeared on a recurring basis.
The return of Billy has been rumored for quite some time. By at least some accounts, those rumors stretch back to 2004 -- when Tom was released from his role as Paul Cramer on ABC's One Life to Live. The show repeatedly denied that Billy was being reintroduced to the canvas. In the auditions for the role of Billy, the show used the name "Joey" to disguise the role for which they had issued the casting call.
